The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-24

mon cause against this inveterate Zoe 10
virtue, morals and good government.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has been dubbed hort-haired
women" because they have dared to
speak of their wrongs. But it does me
proud to say that they have not slackened
in the least The w. G. r. U. is an old
organization. They have labored In
Texas for the cause Of temperance and
until now, have been unmoested. NO
one has seen proper to speak disrespect'
fully of them. They have long since
realized the fact that the obstacle in their
way was the liquor traffic in its present
shape. What more natural than that
they should hail this measure with de
light; yet for so doing they are dubbed
Short haired women" Ingersoll never
uttered truer sentence than wien he
said of the liquor traffic: 1T defames
benevolence, hates love- scorns virtue,
and ISLANDERS innocence" This TRADE
against fair and lovely woman reminds
me of something | read in my youth. l
have forgotten the names but the cir.
cumstances are as follows: 1t occurred
in the olden times, in the days of petty
princpalities and barbarous kings. In
one of those municipalities there was a
lady noted for her beauty, her virtue,
and nobility of character in the country
round about. Her friends missed her and
after several days search, found her in
an out of the way place with her hands
cut off and her tongue cut out She
could neither speak nor write, but could
only moan and writhe in her agony.
They were dumfounded with horror;
Al. ra1 xuh nnnl1 have
committed the tiendish decd? One OF
the party noticed her longing and yearn-
ing looks towards staff held by an
other of the party. He seized 1t and
handed it to her. She seized one end in
her mouth and placing the stumps OF her
arms around it, she traced in the SAND
the deed that had been done and the
names of the guilty parties. II they
had done some noble act would they
have thus sought to silence herr NO
1t was the thunderings of a guilty con
science that told them that knowledge
of their conduct by others, would bring
down upon them a just retribution. 30
it is with the liquor traffic. The below
ings of its guilty conscience admonlshes
it that it will not be well for its business
to allow fair woman to herald her wrongs
to chivalrous people. Fair woman;
noble woman the first at our bedside in
the hour Of sickness; the first to sooth
us in our hour Of sorrow. Go on IN your
battle The noble manhood OF the
country is at your side.
The Anheuser- Busch Brewing Asso-
citation of st. Louis, shortly after the
submission of the amendment, sent the
following circular letter to Texas:
"Anheuser- Busch Brewing Associa-
ton st. Louis. March 8. 1SS7.-Messrs.
-: Dear Sirs: We learned with
much surprise and regret that resolu-
ton passed both houses of your legisla-
ture TO submit vote on prohibition at
special election to the people of Texas,
and regret that this was possible through
the apathy of the friends of personal
liberty; for we feel confident the effort
of the prohibition fanatics could have
been defeated, which would have spared
the people of Texas an election oh the
question and its accompanying excite
ment and expenses. 1t is now too late
for further discussion as to what should
have been done and measures should
now be taken to defeat prohibition at the
election in August with such an over
whelming majority that this question
will be laid at rest forever, or at any rate
for long time. A regular canvass should
be organized with a central committee,
and with county and local committees
for collecting funds to defray expenses,
conduct the campaign, secure the leading
journals of the press, engage and select
good speakers, etc. The rural popula,
ton of planters, ranchmen, farmers and
the large number OF colered farm Ia
borers should specially be looked after
in the canvass and brought to vote III the
right way. For while the inhabitants OF
towns and cities are generally found OPP
posed to prohibition, the rural popula-
ton is more prone to be misled by
fanatics, parsons and meddlmg women,
making it the chief source OF danger.
Therefore, a thorough organization OF
all elements opposed to prohibition is
required in each county and district;
even each precinct should be thoroughly
canvassed. so that our friends should be
able to know nearly before the elestton
on how many votes they can conndently
count in each district, and on the day OF
the election good men should be sta
toned at the polls and see that our
friends vote right, and see tnat
all come to the polls, and IL necessary
have vehicles ready TO send for them
and bring out full vote of all the mon
in favor OF personal liberty and against
this interference with their vested rights
Go. therefore. to work with other
friends, and perfect an organization. as
set forth, all over the State, as speedily
and thoroughly as possible. You can
count on our full aid and support, and
any suggestions and advice you may
have TO offer in connection with this